BUSM+

The Medical Education Badge Program offered an open global opportunity for clinicians, community physicians, fellows, residents, medical students, and health care team members to fulfill lifelong learning skills that they may have missed in their medical education. The program consisted of low-cost online interactive sessions that taught participants how to teach in medical education settings. Learners were able to earn skill badges which can be displayed on their curriculum vitae, social networking sites, and e-portfolios, as marketable credentials for advancement in their field.

This activity has been approved for CME (AMA PRA) Category 1 Credit™

Outcomes

168 participants from 10 US states, China, and Armenia attended BUSM+ courses. The quiz, test, and assignment scores showed that the users significantly increased their knowledge about teaching and learning. The impact of the program revealed in the user comments stated how helpful the sessions were. The BUSM+ goal and all of the learning objectives were met.

Project Team

Gail March, Ph.D.

digital@bu.edu

Former Assistant Professor, Socio-Medical Sciences and Community Medicine Former Director, Instructional Design and Faculty Development Office of Medical Education, Boston University School of Medicine